Middlesbrough FC news and transfer rumours: Boro's Premier League XI, defender latest, Karanka on Reach

We also look ahead to Boro's penultimate friendly at Udinese, and bring you up to date with the latest Premier League transfers

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• 5 mins ago Boro vs Stoke City tickets on general sale - and selling fas...

10:25 Jonathon Taylor

How's the Riverside looking?

It’s only four days before the Real Sociedad friendly, and a little over a week until the Stoke curtain-raiser.
We headed down to the Riverside at the end of last week to see how the £5m revamp is going.
It looks pretty impressive!

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Boro vs Stoke City tickets on general sale - and selling fast!

Bearing in mind around 22,000 season tickets have been sold so far, this is a good effort.
Since going on sale less than an hour ago, Boro have revealed that nearly 25,000 tickets have already been snapped up for the Stoke game.
Let’s fill the Riverside! Click HERE for how to get your tickets.

 

 

Phil James

A sold-out Riverside for last season's Brighton game

 

Return of the Boro snake?

It doesn’t sound like it!
Tickets for the Premier League opener against Stoke City went on general sale this morning, but touch wood, it sounds like fans haven’t had too much trouble.

The 'Boro snake'

In fact, plenty of people logged on and managed to get their tickets before 9.30am.
The early bird catches the worm, and all that!

10:10 Jonathon Taylor

Good morning!

Only one way to start your day - by watching Brad Guzan’s biggest fan again.
Saw this yesterday, and have watched it on repeat ever since. It’s mint, man.
We’re now only 11 days away from the new Premier League season. It’s come around quickly!
Loads of Boro stuff coming your way today, as the club continue to chase a centre-back in the transfer market.
We’ll bring you any update on that when we get it, and we’ve also got interviews with Aitor Karanka and Albert Adomah to come.

Middlesbrough’s Albert Adomah

Boro will jet out to Italy tomorrow morning ahead of their penultimate friendly with Udinese - but who will need to impress? And who’s nailed down a starting place against Stoke City already? We’ll look at that.
Talking of Stoke, tickets are now on general sale for that one - and are going fast! All the details to come.
Let’s get cracking.